All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2024 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local contest will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Bedell Family YMCA in Spirit Lake. Registration and practice will begin at 11:30 a.m. and age levels have been extended to include 9-year-olds.
There was no podium.
There were no medals.
But that wasn't why dozens of Spirit Lake's sixth-grade students were running, pedaling and paddling their way through the school's debut triathlon last week.
Rather, Spirit Lake Health and Physical Education teacher Tim O'Hagan had offered each student the opportunity to find their strengths and areas for improvement as they prepared for the optional event, which he hopes will become a yearly happening.